Gnomes & Giraffes

Driving along to a Breast Cancer Awareness walk with the best of friend.  We are definitely  Rocking pink & black & sparkles :)

The sun is glowing and glaring its magical light. I the driver flip down my sun visor for better driving conditions. Perfect, I can see the road again. The friend is sitting there in the passenger seat, also flips hers down... She however states very angry like, they do not work.

Which in all honesty, it doesn't for a miniature fun-sized human. The shade it cast is promptly on her forehead, more like to her bangs. In her frusteration, she stretches her neck and back.  Prompting her to make the remark, "See!!!! You have to be a girraffe for these things to work!!!"

I glance over to her and smirk. "REALLLLY?  So you just called me a giraffe???"  Said friend quickly stammers out a no, but to a person with legs the length of a garden gnome, much like myself you are!!

So, from this I gather that Gnomes and Giraffes can and will be friends, who can both see the light at the end of the tunnel... One just has shade to protect their eyes :) PS she is now loving referred to as my gnome and I her giraffe.

your cute..

Second to last set at the gym...

Very, I mean very well built man waits for me to finish my set. Legit, has so many bulging muscles, I truly believe he could stop a bus with one arm. I question in my mind why is he waiting for me. I know he doesn't need my 8 lbs. dumbbells. None the less I take my earbuddy out and say, yes?

He says I don't want to interrupt your workout but you are beautiful. And that smile. Then turns to walk off.. WHAT THE WHAT!!!!

I am shocked and stutter out, Wait, Hi I am Tara and extend my hand for a church style handshake.  He shakes my hand, says Pete. Then still stunned me stares as he curtly turns on his heel and walks off.

That group of personalities in my mind toss a board meeting all right! And for now I can't even sort it out. Just going to leave it with, Nice to meet you Pete. Not interested in dating, but thanks for the statement. My workout was positively effected by your compliment and I appreciate it :)

coat don't zip

Text from Daughter

Hope you have the receipt still for my coat.

ME: Prolly, if not just take it to the store, I ordered it on line.

Not that one, the other one... Finally cold enough I just took the tags off

ME: Oh, Whats wrong with it?!

Won't zip

ME: Boo, it did when I tried it on. Try again.

Well not now, nope... still won't

So I sit at work and stew on it for a few hours. That so stinks, and I don't know when I will have a chance to get it back and exchanged before she leaves for college again. Then a Light comes on in my head, this is daughter I am thinking about. I bet you she doesn't know how to zip it.
Get home.
Has daughter put on the coat in question. Tells her to zip it.  Then sighs.... Informs daughter this is a ski coat, pull one zipper tab to zip, Both move zipper up for ski pant unzipping or adjusting....

She asks, if this is our secret that at almost 20 she didn't know how to zip a coat, I think not. Bonus to my laughing, The Coat zips :)